The fiancé of a victim of a recent mass shooting claims Gov. Roy Cooper and the NAACP made the city-sponsored memorial event needlessly political. In a WRAL report, Rob Steele…
After months of anticipation, piles of money spent, endless TV commercials watched and too many visits from candidates to count, the 2020 election is finally here. Several of my colleagues…
The middle of an economic and public health crisis, when people are worried if they will still have work in December and the federal budget deficit is in excess of…
Is it right to withhold therapy from paralyzed patients seeking to walk again — or at least not lose months of progress toward walking again?
Short-term rentals, backyard cottages, and scooters could get a reprieve with a new mayor and reconstituted city council. New member Jonathan Melton says, “I think we can lead on micromobility,”…
Not so fast. The Raleigh City Council on Tuesday sent the issue of whether Airbnb can continue to operate to its Law and Public Safety Committee. Airbnb is a part…
• Democratic candidates and unions are inseparable on the campaign trail, as Sen. Kay Hagan and “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken show: “Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and congressional candidate Clay…
• Republican U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis has released the following statement today regarding 89/11: “Today we remember and reflect upon the innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001 and…
• The Karl Rove-founded Crossroads GPS runs an ad using a statement by Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan opposing the expanding federal debt to attack her for voting to increase…
Will there be opposition to the current crop of Raleigh city council members, including the mayor, in the fall election? The next city council election is still six months away,…
This is behavior that civil, reasonable people wouldn’t accept from a child. And now it comes from an elected official in Raleigh. Republican lawmakers are attempting to kill a land…
When it comes to encouraging job growth, government might want to avoid the type of overregulation that drives new businesses out of business. It’s a lesson Raleigh city officials could…